A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, by Samuel Johnson
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A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, by Samuel Johnson- Published on: 2015-11-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x .88" w x 6.14" l, 1.60 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 394 pages
From the Inside Flap In 1773, the great Samuel Johnson-then 63-and his young friend and future biographer, James Boswell, traveled together around the coast of Scotland, each writing his own account of the 83-day journey. Published in one volume, the very different travelogues of this unlikely duo provide a fascinating picture not only of the Scottish Highlands but also of the relationship between two men whose fame would be forever entwined. Johnson's account contains elegant descriptions and analyses of what was then a remote and rugged land. In contrast, the Scottish-born Boswell's journal of the trip focuses on the psychological landscape of his famously gruff and witty companion, and is part of the material he was already collecting for his future "Life of Samuel Johnson, the masterly biography that would make his name. Read together, the two accounts form both a unique classic of travel writing and a revelation of one of the most famous literary friendships.
About the Author Allen Reddick is Professor of English Literature at the University of Zurich.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. BRINGING WORLDS TOGETHER By T. Wasser In the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Boswell successfully brought together his two worlds--that of Scotland and that of London. Samuel Johnson is a microcosm of London--with its sophistication, its mental energy, its style, and its prejudices. Boswell was able to bridge, reconcile, and even merge the two worlds by his unwavering reverence for Johnson, and his unshakable belief in the essential goodness of his native Scotland and its inhabitants. Boswell did not try to explain away Johnson's idiosyncrasies (or even his faults) as somehow the result of some misunderstanding on the part of their Scottish interlocutors, and he did not try to disguise the nature of the Scots to Johnson. Boswell also was not embarrassed by the impression Johnson made on the Scots, nor the Scots on Johnson. He simply let everyone be who they were, and assumed the best on everyone's part. Boswell clearly embodies the best of both worlds.The book is charming in the anecdotes and the reported conversations. I did have much difficulty in distinguishing many of the Scots from one another, as they almost all seemed to be named Mr. M'Leod. However, that probably could not much be helped as the clan name was (is?) so prevalent in the Western islands of Scotland. It was of much interest to see how important the concept of hospitality was in those days before instant communication. The travelers could expect to have meals and lodging provided by their social peers wherever they happened to travel. This book does not provide many descriptions of the geography or scenery of the Hebrides, but is more a memorandum of those with whom Boswell and Johnson dined, and stayed, and conversed. It would be fun while traveling in Scotland in the twenty-first century to have a companion book setting out the route and the stopping places mentioned in the Journal, with references to the particular passages referring to each place, annotated for what has happened to any landmarks that are no longer there, or are substantially modified.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Take an eighteenth century tour of Scotland with Samuel Johnson and James Boswell as they visit the land of water and stone! By C. M Mills They go together like a horse and carriage or Currier and Ives or Mason and Dixon., There names are enshrined in the halls of British literary immortality Most of us know the life and career of Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) through the pen of James Boswell (1740-1795) the Scottish lawyer who wrote the famous "The Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson). Now in this excellent volume by Everyman we see a new aspect of the two famous friends. This book contains two different books. The first is Dr. Johnson's ":A Tour of the Western Islands of Scotland." by Dr. Johnson. It is a somewhat dry but occasionally amusing account of the three months he and Boswell toured the islands off the western coast of Scotland. Johnson from Litchfield in the English Midlands was sixty-three at the time of the Hiberian ramble of three months in the autumn of 1773. He did not like to leave his friends and home in London where he was famous for his Dictionary and his many other literary works such as the poem ":The Vanity of Human Wishes.": Johnson gives us a tour of the various cities he visited focusing on the life of the Scottish highlands which at this time was a rough and wild landscape peopled by many folks who spoke only the Erse language. Johnson did not believe that ":Ossian" was based on an ancient work but was the creation of James McPherson. Johnson is noted for his acerbic wit, great learning especially in Latin and Greek and his strong Christian faith. He was a Tory and monarchist who was against American independence. Johnson was a bear of a man who endears himself to the reader with his vivid descriptions of men and women he met on his trip. James Boswell the young Scottish barrister's book ": The Journal of a Tour of the Hebrides": is much more readable than Johnson';s book on the Scottish tour. Boswell was a seasoned traveler who had traveled throughout Europe when he and Johnson made their trip to Scotland in 1773. He related countless anecdotes of Johnson and the interesting Scotchmen and women they met on this tour. The book is filled with colorful anecdotes such as Boswell';s amusing depiction of Johnson riding a small sheltie pony and a long section dealing with the flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie following the battle of Culloden fought in 1745. This Everyman volume is a delight for those interested in Scotland, the lives of Boswell and Johnson and good written style. It serves well as an introduction to two of the most famous authors writing in the English tongue. Recommended.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three Stars By Audrey J. Campbell A good depiction of the territory.
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